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:FREDERICK BAUSGHTLIKER, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLMBIA, ASSIGNOR 'lO lHIMSELF AND .FREDERICK GENTN ER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.`

IMPRQVEMENT lIN. OMBlNED HYDRANTS AND `F'REPLUG'SI.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I FREDERICK BAUscnTLIKEn, of the city of Washington and District of Columbia', have invented an improved Hydrant and Fire-Plug Combined, andI do hereby declare the following to be an exact description thereof', referencebeing had totheaccompanying drawings Aand to the letters of reference inla'rled thereon'making a part-of this specification, in w no 1- Figure 1 represents afront elevation ofthe hydrant and tire-plug combined.

Figure 2 shows asideelevaton of the saine;

Figure', asectional view of the fire-plug, showing one uor four discharge-pipes with their cut-oiis.

Figure 4 shows the dat springs that` prevent any .waste of water when the hydrant is-closed, and operate as valves to let vonor shut off the i'low ofthe water. -f f The nature of my invention consists in` thereonstruction and arrangement of thedevices for discharging the water as a fire-plug in 'and through one or more pipes or openings, in' combination with the cylindrical hydrant or plunger, arranged with a receiving and dischargefpipe, and- Areceivin g and discharge-valves, -so as to turn the water on or ofand, when turned off, the water is forced back intol the main pipe beneath, so as topi-event its freezing in the winter.

'lhe object of my invention is to have one Asingle viiow of water as a hydrant for ordinary use, or four flows or discharge-pipes to supply one or four attachments of hose 1n cas'e'of tire, so as to secure an abundance of water, at the same time to he shut on and prevent the water from being frozen'in the plugs, as usual.

A represents themain lever at the top of ,the vertical shaft E, by which the pipes are opened or closed as the inside plunger or circular piston Bis movedbackward or forward in the cylinder 0.

The angular arm D, attached to the revolving np- 'right shaft E, bperates upon the revolving frame or wheel F, and moves theplunger B backward and forward, corresponding with the revolution of the shaft E. An'arm, G, projecting also from the frame F, moves under the lever H, raising it, and thus frees the valve Win the lowerside and front of the cylinder C, and allows the water to pass from the discharge-pipe K,

and, as the lever A is reversed, the weighted lever H v again falls upon the stern of the valve W, shutting off the ow of waterlfroul the discharge-pipe, while the movement of the vpiston B opens the valve L as it passes over it, and forces the water down into thesup'-l ot' water is obtained that answers as an ordinary liy' drant for common house purposes, but by'raising two or four keys P, the ow of water is increased 1u sufficient quantities to supply two, three, or four attachments qfhose as a completefire-plug.A

. -These lower ends of thevkeys are held tightly against the pipe K by fiat springsv'l, s'oas to prevent any waste of water whenthe hydrant is` closed, 'and oper-- ate as valves to let on or shut off the iiow ofthe water.

'lhe springs l are attached to a ring, X, and they fall backupon the incline planes Z, and forward again to sluit o" the flow.' y

`Then the leverA is turned full to the left the water enters thehydrant' and iire-plug at the supplypipe M, and the rear valve. L is closed, the water passing through an aperture V in the upright shaft E at the center pipe, andv up through the discharge-pipe or fire-plug K, at one or mole ot' the openings N at top, and is then in ruiming order.

lBy turning the lever A partly to the right the aperture V in the center box is closed. Then Vthe water flows from the discharge-pipe-or fire-plug K down to the pipe W on the right, and is forced up'into the cir-` cular cylinder C above, and, as the shaft E is still being turned by the lever IA, the inside circular piston B is moved forward and the water passes down through the rear pipe'aud valve L into the supply-pipe M.

What l claim as my invention, and desire to 'secure by Letters Patent, is

The arrangement and combination of the cylindrical hydrant and fire-plug with their cylinders B and, discharge-openings N, keys P, R, S, and T, operating as herein described -and for the purposes set forth.

FREDERICK BAUSCHTLIKER. Witnesses:

J. FRANKLIN REIGART, T. B. W. SrneER'r. 

